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Types of Bridges Worksheet

Engineering lesson 20: Types of bridges · Set 260 · 40 questions
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Engineer's tip (How does it hold up?): Beam: flat deck on supports, short spans; spans = length ÷ span length. Arch: curved, in compression, pushes out on its ends. Suspension: deck hangs from cables (tension) over towers (compression); longest spans.

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  1. 1.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a log across a stream (b) deck hangs from cables (c) stones squeezed together (d) a curve under the deck
  2. 2.True or false: “tall towers hold cables” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🌉 Which bridge type: “a log across a stream”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  4. 4.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🌉 Which bridge type can cross the widest gap in one span? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge (d) log bridge
  6. 6.🌉 A beam bridge 90 m long is split by piers into 9 equal spans. How long is each span, in metres?
  7. 7.🌉 In a suspension bridge, the main cables are in … (a) tension (b) no force (c) friction (d) compression
  8. 8.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is a suspension bridge. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🌉 Which bridge type: “cables tied down at ends”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  10. 10.🌉 A beam bridge is 175 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  11. 11.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🌉 A beam bridge is 315 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 35 m. How many spans are there?
  13. 13.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) the longest spans of all (d) deck hangs from cables
  14. 14.🌉 A beam bridge 20 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 10 m. How many piers are there?
  15. 15.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a rope bridge in hills (b) pushes out on its ends (c) cables tied down at ends (d) a log across a stream
  16. 16.True or false: “a curve under the deck” is a beam bridge. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🌉 A beam bridge is 200 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  18. 18.🌉 In a stone arch bridge, the stones are in … (a) compression (b) friction (c) no force (d) tension
  19. 19.True or false: “stones squeezed together” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) cables tied down at ends (b) a curve under the deck (c) a rope bridge in hills (d) good for short gaps
  21. 21.True or false: “the simplest bridge” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) deck hangs from cables (b) a curve under the deck (c) the simplest bridge (d) pushes out on its ends
  23. 23.🌉 What holds up a long beam bridge in the middle? (a) nothing (b) piers (c) balloons (d) cables only
  24. 24.🌉 A beam bridge 45 m long rests on the two river banks and on piers in between, making equal spans of 15 m. How many piers are there?
  25. 25.True or false: “a rope bridge in hills” is a suspension bridge. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “a flat deck on piers” is a beam bridge. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is an arch bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) a rope bridge in hills (c) a log across a stream (d) a curve under the deck
  28. 28.🌉 Which bridge type: “a rope bridge in hills”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  29. 29.🌉 Which bridge type: “stones squeezed together”? (a) suspension bridge (b) beam bridge (c) arch bridge
  30. 30.🌉 Which bridge type: “pushes out on its ends”? (a) beam bridge (b) suspension bridge (c) arch bridge
  31. 31.🌉 Which bridge type: “a curve under the deck”? (a) suspension bridge (b) arch bridge (c) beam bridge
  32. 32.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) stones squeezed together (b) a log across a stream (c) good for short gaps (d) the longest spans of all
  33. 33.🌉 A beam bridge is 600 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 50 m. How many spans are there?
  34. 34.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) the simplest bridge (b) a log across a stream (c) tall towers hold cables (d) pushes out on its ends
  35. 35.True or false: “good for short gaps” is an arch bridge. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.Which of these is a beam bridge? (a) the longest spans of all (b) pushes out on its ends (c) a flat deck on piers (d) tall towers hold cables
  37. 37.🌉 A beam bridge is 300 m long. Piers split it into equal spans of 30 m. How many spans are there?
  38. 38.True or false: “pushes out on its ends” is an arch bridge. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🌉 Which bridge type: “tall towers hold cables”? (a) beam bridge (b) arch bridge (c) suspension bridge
  40. 40.Which of these is a suspension bridge? (a) a flat deck on piers (b) stones squeezed together (c) a curve under the deck (d) a rope bridge in hills

Answer key

  1. deck hangs from cables
  2. True
  3. beam bridge
  4. False
  5. suspension bridge
  6. 10
  7. tension
  8. False
  9. suspension bridge
  10. 5
  11. False
  12. 9
  13. stones squeezed together
  14. 1
  15. pushes out on its ends
  16. False
  17. 4
  18. compression
  19. True
  20. good for short gaps
  21. True
  22. the simplest bridge
  23. piers
  24. 2
  25. True
  26. True
  27. a curve under the deck
  28. suspension bridge
  29. arch bridge
  30. arch bridge
  31. arch bridge
  32. the longest spans of all
  33. 12
  34. tall towers hold cables
  35. False
  36. a flat deck on piers
  37. 10
  38. True
  39. suspension bridge
  40. a rope bridge in hills

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